last name

Example Sentences

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It was once called Cuervo — his wife’s original last name — and tequila giant Jose Cuervo came after it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"It doesn't fit in the neighbourhood, but what are you going to do?" said Joe, who declined to share his last name for privacy reasons.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The jury ordered the companies to pay $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, a now-20-year-old woman named Kaley, whose last name was redacted in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Crum added that married women who changed their last name will also face difficulty.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

She'll call it, "Dennis' Racket," playing on the double meaning of the word racket as well as on his last name, Payne.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez